Artificial-hair waver



May 18,1926. 1,585,417

G. D. ROBINSON ARTIFICIAL HAIR WAVER Original Filed June 9. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Agfl l w INK/ENTER G11 RUBINSUN.

ATTYS May 18 1926. 1,585,417

G. D. ROBINSON ARTIFICIAL HAIR WAVER Original Filed e '9, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 13-. D. RUBIN SUN Patented May 18, 1926.

nmrso s'r'rss GERTRUDE I). ROBINSON, 0F WOQDLAND, CALIFORNIA.

ARTIFICIAL-HAIR WAVER.

Application filed June 9, 1924-, Serial This invention relates to a novel and useful device for making Marcel waves in artiticial hair, said device being constructed so that when the hair is attached thereto and arranged in the proper manner, on allowing the hair to remain in place over night, the

' desired waves will be produced in the hair, the advantage being in that little or no attention or skill is required to provide for the waving of the hair.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a device of the character described which is simple as to construction, small, compact and inexpensive.

With the above mentioned and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and set forth in the claim hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size, materials, and minor details of construction within the scope of the claim may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 represents a longitudinal sectional view of the device of the invention showing the manner of use of the same.

Fig. 2 represents a top plan view of the artificial hair waver.

Fig. 3 represents a cross sectional view of the waver.

Fig. 4 represents a longitudinal sectional View of a modification of the invention.

Fig. 5 represents a top plan view of said modified form.

Fig. 6 represents a cross sectional view of the modified form.

Fig. 7 represents a side elevation of one of the resilient clamps or holders of the modified form of the invention.

The device of my invention as illustrated in detail in the accompanying drawings comprises a base plate or body member 1, in this instance of rectangular form, on the upper side of which a compressible pad 2 is provided, this pad being made in any suitable manner as desired but is preferably of a resilient nature as well as compressible. Attached at their ends as at 3 to the base 1 adjacent one longitudinal edge of the base, are a plurality of flexible tape-like clamping strips 4,

5 which tapes are adapted to be extended transversely across said pad and fastened at No. 718,734. Renewed April 6, 1926.

their other ends to the base, there being provided snap fastening elements 5 and 6, on the tapes and base respectively, which elements when properly engaged will cause the strips to compress the pad and provide shown), and by moving it back and forth while running it through the hair, between the strips, provide lateral as well as undulating waves, this being done after clamping the hair in place and before allowing the hair to stand for the required time to produce the waves.

. In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7, I provide a base 7 of wood or any other material, it not being necessary to employ the compressible pad or yielding surface as in the pad of the first described form of the invention. This body is formed with a series of transverse furrows or grooves 8 defining transverse beads or ridges 9. As a means for clamping thev strands of hair on the body portion so that it will follow the contour of the depressions and ridges. I provide a plurality of spring metal clamping strips 10 of bowed form. At certain ends these strips are provided with upwardly turned lugs 11 which are adapted to pivotally engage in openings 12 provided in the upper side of clasps 13, fastened as at 14. at intervals along one edge of the body.

These clasps have their upper sides spaced above the upper side of the body sufficiently to permit of the insertion of the ends of the strips as required, to position the lugs 11 in the openings 12. The strips are mounted in place so that the convex sides are lowermost and are movable sideways so as to bring the other ends thereof beneath keeper members 15, which are attached to the other longitudinal edge of the body. This places the strips under tension and holds them in the grooves or depressions so that the hair is caused to follow the outline throughout the length of said body. On allowing the vhair to remain in this position for several hours, after being moistened, it Will take on the desired wave. In this form also, theoperator may produce lateral Waves With a comb.

I claim:

A hair \vaver device for artificial hair comprising a body portion having its upper side provided with a plurality of transverse ribs and grooves, over which grooves and ribs strands of hair are adapted to be placed, a plurality of U-shaped olasps attached to one'edge of the body portion, a plurality of similarly shaped keepers attached to the opposite edge of the body portion and in alignment with the clasps, said clasps having openings in their upper sides and bars for clamping hair on said body portion having port-ions pivotally engaged in the openings in the clasps and having certain ends thereof adapted to be engaged beneath said keepers to maintain the bars in said grooves.

GERTRUDE D. ROBINSON. 

